Preparing for the worst, together

By: Amy Zents

SLEEPY EYE - Emergency teams conducted a joint training drill Wednesday evening on Sleepy Eye Lake that simulated a multi-casualty boat crash. The exercise involved six victims, five injured and one missing.  Firefighters, police, ambulance ...

July 24, 2026

Dist. 84 board OKs new rates, fees

By: Fritz Busch

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Public School fees and rates will climb slightly for the 2026-27 school year. The District 84 School Board unanimously approved new rates and fees Thursday. Superintendent John Cselovszki said rates and fees were ...

July 24, 2026

SE Community Theater youth like their musical

By: Fritz Busch

SLEEPY EYE — Sleepy Eye Community Theater Junior presents “Descendants the Musical!” July 24-25 in the Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s School Auditorium. Based on Disney Channel movies, the musical is a fun, high-energy stage show, following the ...

July 24, 2026

Nicollet 8U softball season concludes

July 23, 2026

Big House brings fair night magic

By TrackSide Mayhem REDWOOD FALLS — Midsummer tradition was in full swing this past weekend as the Redwood County Fair filled the air with carnival lights and high energy. Right next door at The Big House, local drivers brought their own ...

July 23, 2026

Comeback kids

By: Ari Selvey

MANKATO — Comebacks have been the theme of the DI Senior Legion Sub-State 2 Baseball Tournament for the New Ulm Legion Gold. New Ulm notched a pair of them on Thursday, overcoming a four-run deficit to defeat the Mankato National 14-4, then ...

July 23, 2026